NGOs and Rural Development
Author: Joel S. G. R. Bhose
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9788170227328
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Book Attempts To Examine The Role Of Ngos In Rural Development.
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Rural Development: Experiments in rural development
Author: Vasant Desai
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 368
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRural Development in Punjab
Author: Autar S. Dhesi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2020-11-29
Total Pages: 534
ISBN-13: 1000087573
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor many years, agricultural development in Punjab symbolised one of the most successful experiments in rural development. However, this success story seems to be going astray. The crux of the problem, this volume suggests, is that externally driven modernization to meet national food needs pushed Punjab into highly specialized production of wheat and rice, resulting in over-utilisation of natural resources with adverse environmental consequences that jeopardizing the long-term viability and sustainability of the agrarian economy. Stagnating productivity, reduced farm size, falling household incomes, depleting groundwater resources, are only a few of the problems that characterise Punjab’s agriculture today. The book establishes clearly that rural development implies more than transformation of traditional agriculture. Apart from ensuring efficient use of limited resources to sustain agricultural production, rural policy should encompass promotion of non-farm activities, investments in social and economic structure and civic amenities.
Beyond Experiments in Development Economics
Author: J. Edward Taylor
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 0198707878
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides researchers, students, and practitioners with a methodology to evaluate the impacts of a wide diversity of development projects and policies on local economies. Projects and policies often create spillovers within project areas. LEWIE uses simulation methods to quantify these spillovers. It has become a complement to randomized control trials (RCTs), as governments and donors become interested in documenting impacts beyond the treated, comparing the likely impacts of alternative interventions, and designing complementary interventions to influence program and policy impacts. It is also a tool for impact evaluation where RCTs are not feasible. Chapters 1-4 motivate and present the basics of impact simulation, including how to design a LEWIE model, how to estimate the model, and how to obtain the necessary data. The remaining chapters provide a diversity of interesting real-world applications and extensions of the basic models. The applications include evaluations of the impacts of cash transfers for the poor, ecotourism, global food-price shocks, irrigation projects, migration, and corruption. Each chapter provide readers with the tools they need to conduct their own local economy-wide impact evaluations. All models and data used in this book are available on-line.
Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research
Author: Kwanchai A. Gomez
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 1984-02-17
Total Pages: 698
ISBN-13: 9780471870920
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere in one easy-to-understand volume are the statistical procedures and techniques the agricultural researcher needs to know in order to design, implement, analyze, and interpret the results of most experiments with crops. Designed specifically for the non-statistician, this valuable guide focuses on the practical problems of the field researcher. Throughout, it emphasizes the use of statistics as a tool of research—one that will help pinpoint research problems and select remedial measures. Whenever possible, mathematical formulations and statistical jargon are avoided. Originally published by the International Rice Research Institute, this widely respected guide has been totally updated and much expanded in this Second Edition. It now features new chapters on the analysis of multi-observation data and experiments conducted over time and space. Also included is a chapter on experiments in farmers' fields, a subject of major concern in developing countries where agricultural research is commonly conducted outside experiment stations. Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research, Second Edition will prove equally useful to students and professional researchers in all agricultural and biological disciplines. A wealth of examples of actual experiments help readers to choose the statistical method best suited for their needs, and enable even the most complicated procedures to be easily understood and directly applied. An International Rice Research Institute Book
Gender and Rural Development: Advanced studies
Author: Olanike F. Deji
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 411
ISBN-13: 3643901046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe gender irresponsive nature of most textbooks for postgraduate studies in agriculture contributes immensely to the prevalence of gender inequality in the agricultural profession, production, policies, and budgeting, which promotes rural poverty and food insecurity in most developing countries of Africa, including Nigeria. This book is an appropriate resource for gender responsive and advanced agricultural teaching, research, and rural community development services. (Series: Spektrum. Berliner Reihe zu Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik in Entwicklungsl�¤ndern/Berlin Series on Society, Economy and Politics in Developing Countries - Vol. 107)
Development Projects as Policy Experiments
Author: Dennis A. Rondinelli
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-05-13
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 1134678584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInternational assistance programmes for developing countries are in urgent need of revision. Continuous testing and verification is required if development activity is to cope effectively with the uncertainty and complexity of the development process. This examines the alternatives and offers an approach which focuses on strategic planning, administrative procedures that facilitate innovation, responsiveness and experimentation, and on decision-making processes that join learning with action. A useful text for academics and practitioners in development studies, geography and sociology.
Studies in Rural Development
Author: G. Thimmaiah
Publisher:
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 240
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRural Development Perspectives
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 52
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRegional Development in Rural Areas
Author: André Torre
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-05-14
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 3319023721
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book intends to provide analytical and policy tools for investigating the question of the development of rural and peri-urban areas. The aim is to shed some light on this topic and in particular to contribute to a better understanding of the link between issues of regional or territorial development and issues of rural development. The text addresses the question of the disputed notions and definitions of rural development in rural and regional studies, examines the literature of regional and territorial development and the policies of regional development and planning. It also presents scenarios for the future of rural areas, with a focus on European territories.
